Academisch IELTS (Band 5 en Lager) - Punishment

a punishment given for breaking a rule, law, or legal agreement

boete, sanctie

the act of making someone suffer because they have done something illegal or wrong

straf, sanctie

an amount of money that must be paid as a legal punishment

boete, geldboete

the action of putting someone in prison

gevangenisstraf, detentie

a place where criminals are put into by law as a form of punishment for their crimes

gevangenis, huis van bewaring

a building where people who did something illegal, such as stealing, murder, etc., are kept as a punishment

gevangenis

the act of punishing a criminal by death

executie, doodstraf

to violently hurt a person as a punishment or as a way of obtaining information from them

tortureren, verhoren door middel van geweld

to violently hit a person or animal with a whip

gezelen, slaan

to put someone in prison or keep them somewhere and not let them go

opsluiten, gevangen houden

to cause someone suffering for breaking the law or having done something they should not have

straffen, bestraffen

to make someone pay a sum of money as punishment for violation of the law

boete opleggen, straffen